Cradle-supporting attachment for beds.



G. H. COCKS. CRADLE SUPPORTING ATTACHMENT FOR BEDS. APPLICATION man MAY 29. I915.

Patented July 11, 1916.

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UNHUE earns rare GEORGE HOLMES COCKS, 0F ASHLAND, KENTUCKY.

CRADLE-SUPPORTING ATTACHMENT FOR BEDS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnonon H. Coons, a-

citizen of the United States, residing at Ash- Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cradle-Supporting Attachments for Beds, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to cradles and means for supporting them, and particularly to a cradle and supporting attachment so designed that the attachment may be fastened to a bed post and support the cradle therefrom.

A further object of my invention is to so form the attachment that the cradle may be swung over the bed or outward therefrom.

A further object of my invention is to so hang the cradle that the cradle may be swung either laterally or longitudinally.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a cradle supporting device of the character above described in which the cradle may be vertically adjusted so that the cradle may be swung entirely over the bed.

Other objects will appear in the course of the following description.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of one form of my cradle supporting device; Fig. 2 is a detailed sectional view of the end of the supporting arm and the bed post clamp; Fig. 3 is an elevation of another form of my cradle supporting device, partly broken away; Fig. 4 is a section on the line 44 of Fig. 3.

In Figs. l and 2, I show one form of my device, and in these figures A designates an ordinary iron bed having a bed post B terminating at its upper end in a head 03. In this case the cradle supporting attachment comprises the supporting bar 2, which is preferably tubular and interiorly screw threaded at its inner end. Coacting'with this interiorly screw-threaded end is a split clamping ring, designated 3, formed in two sections, each section having a complementary shank, these complementary shanks when placed together being insertible wlthin the tubular end of the supporting bar 2 Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July ii, iaie.

Application filed May 29, 1915. Serial No. 31,277.

and having screw threaded engagement therewith, as illustrated in Fig. 2. The outer end of the bar 2 is supported against downward movement by a downwardly and rearwardly extending brace 4, the inner end of which brace is formed to partially embrace the post. B and have rotary motion thereon. Depending from the bar 2 are the longitudinally spaced supporting hooks 5.

The cradle 6- is preferably made of openwork construction, as for instance wire network, and is elongated in form and the ends of the cradle are supported from the hooks 5 by means of chains or other flexible connections 7, and disposed in these flexible connections are the helical springs 8. It is to be noted at this point that the supporting connections 7 of the cradle are disposed at the ends of the cradle and that they extend upward and outward so that access may be readily had to the cradle, and furthermore, so that longitudinal tipping of the cradle may be prevented. A split collar 9 is preferably disposed upon the post B above the rail C, and this collar supports the inner terminal end of the supporting bar 2 and prevents the attachment from slipping downward upon the bed post.

In Figs. 3 and 4, I show another form of my invention which is designed to be used with metal beds, in which the bed post and cross bar are formed in one piece, or incase the bed post is not high enough to permit the cradle to be swung fully over the bed. In these figures 10 designates what I call an emergency post which is preferably tubu'lar and formed at its upper end with the I collar 11, preferably screw threaded upon the post. This emergency post is held rigidly connected to the bed post B by means of a plurality of clamps 12. These clamps, as illustrated in Fig. 4, comprise oppositely disposed confronting members connected by a clamping bolt 13 and formed at their ends with semicircular collars or jaws.

The inner faces of these jaws may be lined with felt or other soft substance so as not to injure the bed post. The inner set of jaws on the clamping members is adapted to e11- gage the bed post and the outer set is adapted to engage and support firmly the supplementary post 10. The arm or bar 14 which supportsthe cradle and which corresponds to'the arm or bar- 2 previously described at itsends is provided with a T or head 15.

One end "of this Te-shaped head 15 is adapted to be inserted in the tubular post 10 and have rotative engagement therewith. The

I outer end of the arm or supporting bar 14 is supported by means of a'brace-16, preferably made of half inch tubing, this brace at .itsinner endbeing formed to partially embrace the post 10. Preferably, thisjbrace is curved, asillustrated, so asto be out of the way of the cradle itself. The cradle 17 like the cradle previously described, is preferably formed of Wire, though notnecessarily so, and is supported from the hooks 18 carriedby the arm 14 by means of connections 19,- helical springs being inserted in these connections. g a 7 It will be seen that with both forms of my invention the cradle may be readily swung in over the bed or swung out therefrom farther, that the cradle is prevented from tipping by reason of the cradle being supported at its opposite ends and by diverging chains 19 which are engaged with the opposite sides 7 of the cradle. Thusthere is no danger of contractile springs the cradle may be given a gentle up and down movement. 7

The brace 4 in the construction shown in Fig. 1 and 16 in theconstruction shown in Fig. 3 is of great importance. prevents the weight of the crib and baby from depressing the supporting arm, bending it and marring the bed, and the brace at the same time prevents the accidental detachment of the supporting arm. Thus in Fig. 1 the. supporting member B is formed at its upper end with a head I). This prevents the vertical movement of the arm 2 to Q detach the arm 2 from the bed post, and in order to unscrew the tubular member 2 from the clamp 3 it is necessary to disengage the brace 4 from the bed post. This may either be accomplished by having the brace 4 slightly yieldable or by having a loose engagement between the jaws 3 and the bed post. In Fig. 3 the same object is accomplished but in a slightly difierent manner. The distance between the lower end of the brace 16 and the clamp member 12 is less than the distance between the downwardly This brace projecting end ofthe T-shaped member 15 and the collar 11. As a consequence the supporting arm 14: cannot be lifted out of its engagement with the member until the clamp 12 has been shifted slightly upward so that the distance between the lower end of the brace is greater than the distance between the lower end of the head 15 and the collar 11. This clamp 12, therefore, forms a stop limiting the vertical movement of the arm 14 0f the brace 16 and as long as this stop is in place the brace 16 forms a means preventing the accidental detachment of the supporting arm from the vertical supporting member as well as acting to support the 'outer end of the arm itself.

While I have illustrated certain details of construction which I have deemed to be particularly effective, and have illustrated a construction which is very cheap to make and easy to be put up, I do not wish to be limited to these details as it is obvious that many changes might be made therein without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1'. In a cradle supporting attachment, the combination with a vertically disposed supporting member having a stop, of an arm rotatably and detachably engaged with the supportin member and a brace extending downwar and inward from the arm, said brace at its lower end being formed to partially and loosely embrace the supporting member and being thereby detachably and rotatably engaged therewith, and said brace further acting to prevent the detachment of the arm from the supporting member until the brace is disengaged from the supporting member, said stop limiting the upward movement of the supporting arm and brace and a cradle swingingly supported by the arm.

2. A cradle supporting attachment for beds comprising a vertically disposed supporting element, a cradle supporting arm tubular at one end, a member embracing the element and carried by the screw threaded end of the arm, a brace extending downward and inward from the outer end of the arm and partially embracing the supporting element and thereby having rotative engagement with the vertical supporting element, a cradle disposed longitudinally below the supporting arm, hooks on the supporting arm, and flexible connections at the ends of said cradle and extending upward to said hooks.

3. The combination with a bed post, of a swinging cradle support therefor comprising a supporting arm tubular at one end, a brace extending downward and inward from the outer end of the arm and being formed at its inner end to partially embrace the bed supporting arm relative to the clamp until post, a bed post clamp formed in two secthe brace is detached from the bed post. 10 tions adapted to embrace and have rotation In testimony whereof I hereunto aifiX my upon the bed post, the two sections being signature in the presence of two witnesses. formed with screw threaded shanks engag- GEORGE HOLMES COCKS.

ing with the threaded end of the arm, and a WVitnesses:

cradle swingingiy supported from said arm, R. R. PEEBLEs,

said brace acting to prevent a rotation of the J. G. HUGHES.

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